Happy autumn from all of us at JSTOR! 🍁 May your walks be brisk, your pages unflappable, and your reading lists as colorful as the leaves. Image: Utagawa Kunisada. Woman bucking autumn wind. Color woodblock print. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Explore @drewuniversity.bsky.social’s Willa Cather Collection on JSTOR, an extensive archive of printed and manuscript material. 📚 Digitized using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, it’s a rich foundation for literary history and authorship studies. Explore the collection: https://bit.ly/46yD8yO

Very pleased to say that Beyond the Translator's Invisibility (edited by Rafael Treviño and myself) has now been made fully open access courtesy of @leuvenup.bsky.social Find it on JSTOR: www.jstor.org/stable/jj.98... Or on ProjectMuse: muse.jhu.edu/book/119120 #translation #translationstudies

Prison newspapers have offered people on the inside a way to report, reflect, and build community. @newyorkalmanack.bsky.social traces New York’s rich history of these papers, including Sing Sing’s "Star of Hope," and why the voices still matter today. Read the story: https://bit.ly/48nKt6R

Speculative fiction can be a classroom tool for understanding how power works and how communities change. This @jstordaily.bsky.social reading list pairs social theory with novels, short stories, and screen worlds to help students analyze culture. See the reading list: https://bit.ly/4mlfewy

Archivists and librarians in our charter community are already putting JSTOR Seeklight to work, moving collections out of the backlog and into discovery. Read their early reflections and what’s next on the JSTOR Blog: https://bit.ly/46uQzA0

Happy Mexican Independence Day! 🇲🇽 Today marks the Grito de Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s call that began Mexico’s fight for independence. Image: Anonymous; Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (publisher). Broadsheet with portrait of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, c. 1900–10. @metmuseum.org

Many libraries rely on local systems to manage digital collections, but sustainability at scale is a challenge. Hear from two library leaders on navigating staffing, tech, and long-term stewardship. Register now: https://bit.ly/4ggJCqJ

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! ⭐ Celebrate with eight collections on JSTOR highlighting Hispanic histories and cultures. Read the roundup from @jstordaily.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/47DEV86

Open access, built by libraries. 🌐 We go behind the scenes with Peggy Glahn to show how Reveal Digital's primary source collections grow and how partners contribute. Read the interview and explore the collections: https://bit.ly/4piXx3s

A recent article shows how Wabash College and @baylor.bsky.social Health Sciences Library run demand-driven acquisition (DDA) via GOBI Library Solutions from @ebsco.bsky.social. Useful if you’re tuning ebook strategy for the year. Read the article: bit.ly/46luFz6

In this @libraryjournal.bsky.social interview, Roger Schonfeld (@rschon.bsky.social), managing director of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, discusses how his team is helping libraries and archives manage backlogs, safeguard collections, and expand access. Read the Q&A: bit.ly/4nJVjJ9

Many libraries rely on local systems to manage digital collections, but sustainability at scale is a challenge. Hear from two library leaders on navigating staffing, tech, and long-term stewardship. Register now: https://bit.ly/4ggJCqJ

Content management in JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services is more than storage—it powers discovery, usability, and long-term viability. Ann Connolly, Senior Product Manager, shares how this work fuels access and impact at scale. Read the post: https://bit.ly/4mTKWCv

Path to Open joins the conversation at the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (@oaspa.bsky.social) annual conference in Leuven, Belgium. On Tuesday, September 23, hear answers from notable panelists. See the session on the conference programme: https://bit.ly/3JLQQ9Y

Descriptive depth at scale: a practitioner-focused webinar on aligning new tools with archival values, reparative description, and discovery. Sept. 25th, 12 p.m. ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4p3Io61

Evaluating your digital collections stack? 📂 Hear how two library leaders aligned systems with strategy using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—unlocking flexible workflows, clearer analytics, and sustainable access. Sept. 9, 11–12 ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4g3v6m3

Our very own @jesherer.bsky.social is quoted in this piece on how JSTOR grew into a tech juggernaut 👏

How has JSTOR built sustainable access to scholarship in 2025? 📚 This @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social article explores our mission first, collaborative approach. Full story: https://bit.ly/4g8m07n

“Academic work can feel lonely–but it doesn’t have to be.” 🌐 Discover how Dr. Maria Rovito of @acphsofficial used #JSTOR to bridge disciplines, ignite curiosity, and empower her students. Her story reminds us that learning is a collective journey. Dive into her story: https://bit.ly/4lXZWO6

In 2026, the first 100 @jstor.bsky.social Path to Open books will flip to open access. 🎉 Behind this milestone is a deep commitment to bibliodiversity: building a collection that values multiple languages, perspectives, formats, and disciplines. More on our approach: https://bit.ly/3JSOlCC

Congratulations @emmavphd.bsky.social, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, and @onlyalishak.bsky.social! And thanks to @punctumbooks.bsky.social for publishing! 👾 Find "Historiographies of Game Studies" on JSTOR here: bit.ly/3JDOha2

The @mellon.org‬ Foundation used a $700,000 grant to try to address a big problem for a small world—the growing abundance of academic journals and back issues. Three decades later @jstor.bsky.social‬ is a powerhouse, bringing in nearly $90 million in revenues. https://phlnthrp.com/4p1ABpd

Research shouldn’t stall at the search box. 🔎 On JSTOR, dual-path search gets you to results fast. The AI research tool adds context with overviews, suggested topics, & an “ask a question” feature linking to cited passages. See what’s new in our ALA reflection: https://bit.ly/4g5Qirm

Bias in metadata isn’t new, but AI makes addressing it more urgent. 🛡️ See how JSTOR Seeklight is building evolving guardrails to reduce harm + support responsible collection stewardship: https://bit.ly/3JChMsR

We're so excited to celebrate the newest Big Ten Open Books Collection focused on Indigenous North Americans! Featuring 12 UMP books, this collection highlights the histories, cultures, languages, and contributions of Indigenous North Americans. Read more with this blog post: buff.ly/1zcMF6K

Flat budgets, small teams, high demand—#PublisherCollections delivers a perpetual JSTOR license to current-year titles + earlier titles from academic publishers while you participate, with tiered pricing and integrated #JSTOR discovery. Details: https://bit.ly/472mYQh

Evaluating your digital collections stack? 📂 Hear how two library leaders aligned systems with strategy using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—unlocking flexible workflows, clearer analytics, and sustainable access. Sept. 9, 11–12 ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4g3v6m3

Evaluating your digital collections stack? 📂 Hear how two library leaders aligned systems with strategy using JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services—unlocking flexible workflows, clearer analytics, and sustainable access. Sept. 9, 11–12 ET. Register: https://bit.ly/47Upc4z

Today, over 1M learners in 1,400+ prisons and jails worldwide have access to #JSTOR. This milestone is made possible by the JSTOR Access in Prison initiative. Explore its 18-year history and future vision in our 30th anniversary blog: https://bit.ly/3JBh1QI

Tight budgets, small teams? Publisher Collections streamlines #ebook acquisition and access with a perpetual license to current year title sets, access to earlier titles on JSTOR while you participate, and a tiered fee structure. More on the model’s development: https://bit.ly/4mvbjyc

W.E.B. Du Bois—founding scholar of sociology and the first African American Ph.D. from Harvard—passed away 62 years ago today. Freedomways honored his legacy in its Winter 1965 issue. Explore the #OpenAccess archive via Reveal Digital: bit.ly/3HwWxbf

🎇 Fireworks celebrate public events in the U.S. In Japan, Edo artists like Utagawa saw them as hanabi (“fire blossoms”)—symbols of impermanence and fleeting beauty. Explore #OpenAccess art of fireworks on Artstor in JSTOR: https://bit.ly/3ViQN7U

Ready to level up your JSTOR skills? Join us on 9/11 at 1 PM EST to learn advanced features and functionality on JSTOR. This session is designed for those with a foundational understanding of JSTOR and will conclude with plenty of time for Q&A. 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4oZznLw

Liverpool University Press is delighted to partner with @jstor.bsky.social on this new initiative, continuing our shared commitment to mission-led scholarly publishing by offering our entire digital catalogue in one place for the first time.

Make sure your students don’t look like this 😴 in class this semester! How do you keep them engaged—connecting course materials with their interests? 👉 Try this in-class activity in your lecture, comes with a free PDF instruction: https://bit.ly/4mzaLYl

More educators are integrating AI technologies into their teaching—from grading to lecture preparation—to optimize their work. Hear from secondary school teachers and try JSTOR's AI research tool for yourself today. Read how Beth and Steve are using JSTOR's AI research tool: https://bit.ly/41ziAVN

How Libraries Stand the Test of Time The digital era builds upon millennia of librarianship as humans strive to preserve our cultural heritage. By: Maria Papadouris daily.jstor.org/how-librarie... Libraries at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje... #books #libraries

#DigitalExhibits are reshaping how #libraries and #archives share collections and engage learners. On the JSTOR Blog, Megan Bauerle, Strategy Intern at Ithaka S+R, reflects on community insights and early findings on tools and workflows. Read more: https://bit.ly/41miVL4

We'll be at the Society of American Archivists (@saa-official.bsky.social) Annual Meeting this year! 📍 Join us at booths 607 and 608 to learn about the latest products & initiatives JSTOR & ITHAKA are developing to better serve your library during this time of rapid technological transformation.

📚 #Libraries are enduring knowledge commons, preserving cultural memory, advancing #DigitalPreservation, and sustaining civic life. Read the latest @jstordaily.bsky.social piece as we honor three decades of partnership with libraries: https://bit.ly/3VhibDe Image: Getty

I am incredibly excited about our launch of @jstor.bsky.social Publisher Collections, which will dramatically increase access to scholarly monographs through an innovative new model based on tiered annual participation fees for both front-list and back-list books. about.jstor.org/blog/a-new-m...

Publisher Collections: JSTOR’s #nonprofit model simplifying #ebook acquisition and access. Perpetual license to current-year + earlier titles while participating. 20 presses are already onboard! Learn more: https://bit.ly/472mYQh

Part of JSTOR’s #PathToOpen program: read a free chapter of Bryan Sinche’s "Published by the Author" (@uncpress.bsky.social), a study of 19th-century #AfricanAmericanLiterature and #SelfPublishing. https://bit.ly/4jF0FTY

#Research often starts at a desk... 💻 ✨ For #JSTOR’s 30th, we’re revisiting a 2016 poster created with illustrator Rebecca Mock. The workspace gathers all the tools of inquiry. Explore more stories from three decades of building access and community in our anniversary series: bit.ly/465TYqi

#OnThisDay in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the legal right to #vote. Ida B. Wells-Barnett & others formed the Alpha Suffrage Club in 1913 to fight for voting rights that went beyond its text. More from @jstordaily.bsky.social: bit.ly/46X3i08

🎙 New on Reveal Digital, it's radio audio archives! The WRVA Radio Collection, held by the Library of Virginia, spans 75 years of broadcasting history. Now, 100+ civil rights–related recordings from the station are part of Behind the Scenes of Civil Rights Movements. 📻 Listen free: bit.ly/3HBzUCe

The second issue of our open-access journal Pasados is here! An initiative of @artepublico.bsky.social's Recovery program, Pasados is a peer-reviewed publication with a focus on Latinx cultural pasts. Check out the issue on @jstor.bsky.social today: bit.ly/419A3Ue

What do scholars have to say about sports and concussions? 📖 Head in the Game: Critical Sociocultural Analyses of Sports Concussion by @manchesterup.bsky.social examines the sociocultural factors that have shaped the concussion crisis in sport. Read this Path to Open program title: bit.ly/4fzk2wG

#Educators and #librarians, join us for our webinar on 8/28 at 1PM ET, An Introduction to Research on #JSTOR! Explore primary sources from our collections including text, image, audio, and video files as well as examine secondary source content with the JSTOR Research Tool. Register: bit.ly/45ktrVC